Patents by Inventor Kimberly A. Fitzpatrick

Kimberly A. Fitzpatrick has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12104997
    Abstract: A specimen holding and positioning apparatus operable to substantially non-movably maintain a specimen (e.g., an excised tissue specimen) in a fixed or stable orientation with respect to the apparatus during imaging operations (e.g., x-ray imaging), transport (e.g., from a surgery room to a pathologist's laboratory), and the like for use in facilitating accurate detection and diagnosis of cancers and/or other abnormalities of the specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Faxitron Bioptics, LLC
    Inventors: Donogh O'Driscoll, Ciaran Purdy, Kimberly A. Fitzpatrick, Marisa H. Borders
  • Publication number: 20230204473
    Abstract: A specimen holding and positioning apparatus operable to substantially non-movably maintain a specimen (e.g., an excised tissue specimen) in a fixed or stable orientation with respect to the apparatus during imaging operations (e.g., x-ray imaging), transport (e.g., from a surgery room to a pathologist's laboratory), and the like for use in facilitating accurate detection and diagnosis of cancers and/or other abnormalities of the specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Faxitron Bioptics, LLC
    Inventors: Donogh O'Driscoll, Ciaran Purdy, Kimberly A. Fitzpatrick, Marisa H. Borders
  • Patent number: 11566981
    Abstract: A specimen holding and positioning apparatus operable to substantially non-movably maintain a specimen (e.g., an excised tissue specimen) in a fixed or stable orientation with respect to the apparatus during imaging operations (e.g., x-ray imaging), transport (e.g., from a surgery room to a pathologist's laboratory), and the like for use in facilitating accurate detection and diagnosis of cancers and/or other abnormalities of the specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Faxitron Bioptics, LLC
    Inventors: Donogh O'Driscoll, Ciaran Purdy, Kimberly A. Fitzpatrick, Marisa H. Borders
  • Publication number: 20200386657
    Abstract: A specimen holding and positioning apparatus operable to substantially non-movably maintain a specimen (e.g., an excised tissue specimen) in a fixed or stable orientation with respect to the apparatus during imaging operations (e.g., x-ray imaging), transport (e.g., from a surgery room to a pathologist's laboratory), and the like for use in facilitating accurate detection and diagnosis of cancers and/or other abnormalities of the specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Faxitron Bioptics, LLC
    Inventors: Donogh O'Driscoll, Ciaran Purdy, Kimberly A. Fitzpatrick, Marisa H. Borders
  • Patent number: 10753836
    Abstract: A specimen holding and positioning apparatus operable to substantially non-movably maintain a specimen (e.g., an excised tissue specimen) in a fixed or stable orientation with respect to the apparatus during imaging operations (e.g., x-ray imaging), transport (e.g., from a surgery room to a pathologist's laboratory), and the like for use in facilitating accurate detection and diagnosis of cancers and/or other abnormalities of the specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Faxitron Bioptics, LLC
    Inventors: Donogh O'Driscoll, Ciaran Purdy, Kimberly A. Fitzpatrick, Marisa H. Borders
  • Publication number: 20190072463
    Abstract: A specimen holding and positioning apparatus operable to substantially non-movably maintain a specimen (e.g., an excised tissue specimen) in a fixed or stable orientation with respect to the apparatus during imaging operations (e.g., x-ray imaging), transport (e.g., from a surgery room to a pathologist's laboratory), and the like for use in facilitating accurate detection and diagnosis of cancers and/or other abnormalities of the specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Donogh O'Driscoll, Ciaran Purdy, Kimberly A. Fitzpatrick, Marisa H. Borders